Berg Technology, Inc.

Pola Chemical Industries, Inc.

Otax Company Limited

Tyco Electronics Amp K.k.

Naoki Hiyama

Scott Stephen Duesterhoeft

Takayuki Namiki

John M Spickler

James J David

Satoshi Ichinomiya

Masashi Tamai

Masayuki Yuasa

Yukio Kawazu

Kenichi Kishii

Takako Takakuwa

Mayumi Sugio

Tomoaki Yahiro

Mariko Harada

Norio Funayama

Kyoko Taneda

Kenji Suzuki

Makoto Kimura

Hiroshi Masuda

Hiroshi Abe

Nai Hock Lwee

Katsumi Yamaguchi

Hidenori Muramatsu

Vincent D DiMondi

Masaki Mitani

Nobuei Takai

Hiroshi Narita

Hiroaki Aoto

Hiroaki Shimauchi

A card slot according to the present invention is provided with a slot body, a heat sink, a first support and a second support. The slot body is configured to internally store an IC card. The heat sink is provided with a heat sink body and a first spring. The first spring is attached to the substantial center of an upper surface of the heat sink body, and supports the heat sink body. Also, the first spring is lowered with insertion of the IC card inside the slot, and presses the heat sink body downward. The first support is provided with two first leg sections, a first linking section and a first pressing spring. The two first leg sections are arranged facing positions sandwiching the heat sink body close to one end side of the slot body. The first linking section links fellow upper end vicinities of the two first leg sections. The first pressing spring extends from either the first leg sections or the first linking section towards an upper surface of the heat sink body, to press the upper surface of the heat sink body downwards. The second support is provided with two second leg sections, a second linking section and a second pressing spring. The two second leg sections are arranged facing positions sandwiching the heat sink body close to another end side of the slot body. The second linking section links fellow upper end vicinities of the two second leg sections. The second pressing spring extends from either the second leg sections or the second linking section towards an upper surface of the heat sink body, to press the upper surface of the heat sink body downwards.

Card slot and electronic device provided with card slot

Biphenyl derivatives represented by the following formula (1): wherein Rrepresents a Calkyl group, Rrepresents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon, or cycloalkyl group, Rrepresents a tetrazolyl group, &#x2014;NHCOCF, &#x2014;NHSOCFor &#x2014;SONHCONHRin which Rrepresents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, and Z represents a single bond, a Calkylene group or &#x2014;SONH&#x2014;, and salts thereof; and ACAT inhibitors and medicines containing them as active ingredients. The compounds according to the present invention possess excellent ACAT inhibitory activities, and are useful as preventives and/or therapeutics for diseases cased by the enhancement of ACAT activity, for example, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis and the like.

Biphenyl derivatives

A PC card connector assembly which is capable of performing highly secure card connections, enables simultaneous use of a smart card, and is interchangeable with existing PC card connector assemblies. The PC card connector assembly includes an insulative housing having an opening, which is of dimensions that enable insertion of a plurality of PC cards. A planar smart card connecting unit partitions the opening in the vertical direction to form first and second cavities. The first cavity is designated as a PC card cavity, and the second cavity is designated as a smart card cavity. A plurality of first contacts are provided in the smart card connecting unit, for electrically contacting electrodes of the smart card received within the second cavity, while connected to second contacts.

PC card connector assembly

The invention relates to a therapeutic and preventive medicament for respiratory diseases, comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by the general formula (1):

Pyrrolo&lsqb;3,2-e&rsqb;pyrazolo&lsqb;1,5-a&rsqb;pyrimidine remedies/preventives for respiratory diseases

The invention relates to compounds represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents an amino group, alkyl group or the like, and R.sup.3 represents a nitro group, amino group, heterocyclic group, alkylsulfonylamino group or the like, or salts thereof, medicines comprising such a compound, a preparation process of the compounds, and intermediates useful for preparation thereof. The compounds (1) are useful for the prevention and treatment of a respiratory disease.

Pyrrolopyrazolopyrimidine compound and medicine comprising the same as

There is disclosed a socket for use with an electronic part, which is simple in structure and easily fabricated and in which a reliable contact between electrode terminals of the electronic part and those of a socket body is obtained when the electronic part is mounted or detached. Each electrode portion 1b of a socket body 10b has a sliding contact which contacts with an electrode terminal of the electronic part and whose contact point is movable by pushing of the electronic part against the socket body in a direction B perpendicular to the push, and a spring contact which biases with its degree of contact with the sliding contact increasing in proportion to a movable amount of the sliding contact.

Socket for electronic part

Disclosed is a closure device which projects from the side elements of the frame of a memory card connector to provide security for the memory card. The activation of the closure means is coordinated with the movement of the card eject plate so that after the card is inserted the connector cannot readily be tampered with to remove the card.

Card security mechanism for a memory card connector and method of use

Connector apparatus

Disclosed is a connector from a memory card in which the eject plate bears on the link arm at a first contact position during insertion. During ejectment a separate contact position is engaged. The distance between the first contact position used during insertion and the pivot point of the link arm is greater than the distance between the second contact position and the pivot point of the link arm by a factor of between 3:1 to 6:1. A significant mechanical advantage is therefore realized so that the card may be inserted with little resistance force while ample ejecting force is available.

Memory card connector having improved eject mechanism and method of use

Disclosed is a trigger device for release of the restrained link arm in a memory card connector. In this device a longitudinally directed force which may result, for example, from the activation of an electrical current in a memory wire causes a rotational force transfer device to withdraw a pin from the link arm so that the link arm moves out of its restrained position in response to a longitudinal force provided by a spring connected to the link arm.

Eject activation mechanism for a memory card connector and method of use

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Yokohama, Japan

Naoki Hiyama